Nick Koff
From:
Lost Angeles, California
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Posted 2 Feb 2016 11:18 am |
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This is one awesome little guitar. Black VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish. Recreation of '50s ES-330 - built to '50s-correct specs. Underwound P-90s create vintage tone and versatility Hand-selected dark rosewood fingerboard with rounded cream binding. Plek Pro fret treatment for precise intonation and action.
The specs below are for a production ES-330. This one is from the Custom Shop. A couple of the details are therefor not accurate, for example, the specs were for one finished in 'natural'. This one is Black VOS.
Includes Gibson silk-screened HSC and Certificate of Authenticity. The pickguard is in the case.$3000 plus shipping.
The Gibson ES-330 is a lightweight, lively sounding guitar whether played acoustically or plugged in. With the 16th fret neck joint and just the right neck angle, it’s got a great feel that makes you want to play all night. The combination of exacting ’50s body and neck specifications and slightly underwound P-90 pickups on aged nickel-plated bases tied together with an original spec wiring harness. VOS model Gibsons are given an aged appearance by enduring unique staining, wet-sanding, and hand-rubbing processes. The result of these methods creates a visually stunning reflection of a well-cared for 50 plus year old Gibson
The weight, the feel and the tone of this ES-330 are magical. It’s a guitar that just makes sense from beginning to end. It has a laminated maple top, back, and rims. The neck is a one-piece mahogany and has 22 frets with a hand-selected Dark Rosewood Fingerboard. The pickups are under wound P-90 Dog Ear's (Alnico II) with Sprague Black Beauty Bumblebee Capacitors and Switch craft Toggle Switch that together, scream vintage tone. The control knobs are Amber Top Hats and the body has Reissue 5-ply Binding. The tuners are Tone Pros Kluson with white buttons, and the bridge is a Tune-o-matic with a trapeze style tailpiece.
The thinline body style is comfortable to play while delivering true hollowbody richness and depth. The rounded fingerboard binding enhances the feel of the well-balanced mahogany neck, and the Gibson Custom Plek Pro fret-optimization process ensures precision intonation and incredibly smooth action, for the feel of an instrument that's been broken in and well maintained since the late '50s. Wether it's played fast, strummed slow, played unplugged or cranked up through a tube amp, this Gibson Custom 1959 ES-330 TD absolutely sings. The fully-hollowbody allows harmonics and overtones to develop beautifully, and the sweet tone is only enhanced by the impressive sustain. The dual P-90 single-coil pickups, each with their own volume and tone controls, allow a very wide tonal range for a vintage sound that can cover everything from jazz and R&B to country rock and blues.
Specifications
Body Type ES-330
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Number of Strings 6
Body Type Single Chamber Fully Hollow
Top 3ply - Maple/Poplar/Maple, Hot Pressed
Back 3ply - Maple/Poplar/Maple, Hot Pressed
Binding Cream
Neck Species Mahogany
Truss Rod Traditional
Joint Angle 4ÌŠ (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
Neck Joint fit Mortise & Tenon
Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"
Scale Length 24.75"
Fingerboard Species Hand-selected Dark Rosewood
Radius 12"
Nut/E.O.B 1.687/2.062
Binding .04, cream
Other Standard Fret Wire/Tortoiseshell Side Dots
Fingerboard Inlay Mother-of-Pearl dots
Number of Frets 22
Nut Material Vintage Style Nylon
Width 1.687
Slots Gibson PLEK System
Headstock Logo 'Gibson' Pearl Inlay
Truss Rod Cover Vintage Truss Rod Cover
Angle 17 Degrees
Tuners Model TonePros Kluson with White Buttons
Tuning Ratio 18:01
Bridge Type Tune-o-matic (ABR-1)
Material Die Cast Alloy
Plating Nickel
Tailpiece Type Trapeze-style
Material Aluminum
Plating Nickel
Hardware Knobs Amber Top Hats
Pickguard Reissue with 5-ply Binding
Strings .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson Strings
Strap Buttons Aluminum End Pins
Pickup Neck Position Underwound P-90 Dog Ear (Alnico II)
Bridge Position Underwound P-90 Dog Ear (Alnico II)
Electronic Potentiometers 2 Volume Controls
2 Tone Controls
Capacitors Sprague Black Beauty Bumblebee
Type 500k Audio Taper
Coil Wiring Parallel-Machine Wound
Toggle Switch Switchcraft Toggle with Vintage Cap
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft Jack
Finish Vintage Natural
Sealer Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Case Type Gibson Silkscreened Case
Strings Gibson Brite Wire, (.010-.046)
Accessories Certificate of Authenticity
Manufacturer Part Number ES30VNNH1
MSRP $5528.00
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Last edited by Nick Koff on 7 Sep 2016 10:40 am; edited 6 times in total |
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